FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 7,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Interest Rate Contract
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commodity Contract
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets		1,000,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Other energy management contracts
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	2,000,000	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	1,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Available-for-sale Securities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Interest Rate Contract
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	100,000,000	73,000,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	95,000,000	106,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Commodity Contract
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	2,000,000	1,000,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	1,000,000	4,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Other energy management contracts
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	9,000,000	13,000,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	13,000,000	15,000,000
SCEG \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Interest Rate Contract
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Assets	100	73
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 66	$ 75

Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all assets resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, net of the effects of master netting arrangements.

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- Definition

Derivative instrument obligations meeting the definition of a liability which the Company is a party to as of the balance sheet date.

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